Joint Publications by COLOSS Members

Papers published in international journals

1. Abramson Charles I., Tugrul Giray, T. Andrew Mixson, Sondra L. Nolf, Harrington Wells, Aykut Kence, and Meral Kence .2009  Proboscis Conditioning Experiments with Honey Bees (Apis mellifera caucasica) with Butyric Acid and DEET mixture as Conditioned and Unconditioned Stimuli.. Journal of İnsect Science (in press).
2. Blanchard, P., Schurr, F, Olivier, V., Celle, O., Antunez, K., Bakonyi, T., Berthoud, H., Haubruge, E., Higes, M., Kasprzak, S., Koelberger, H., Kryger, P., Thiéry, R., Ribière, M., 2008. Phylogenetic analysis of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and a predicted structural protein (pSP) of the Chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) isolated from various geographic regions. Virus Research, Short communication, doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2009.04.025 (in press).
3. Buchholz S., Schafer M., Spiewok S., Pettis, J.S., Duncan, M., Ritter W., Spooner-Hart, R., Neumann, P. (2009) Alternative food sources of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Apidologie accepted 
4. Costa Cecilia, Lodesani Marco and Maistrello Lara. Effect of thymol and resveratrol administered with candy or syrup on the development of Nosema ceranae (Apis mellifera L.) in laboratory conditions. Apidologie 2009, accepted after revision.
5. Ellis, J., Evans, J.D., Pettis, J.P. (2009) Reviewing colony losses and Colony Collapse Disorder in the United States J. Apicultural Res, (in press).
6. Ellis, J.D., Spiewok, S., Delaplane, K.S., Buchholz, S., Neumann, P., Tedders, L. 2009. The susceptibility of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) larvae and pupae to entomopathogenic nematodes. Journal of Economic Entomology( in press). 
7. Evans, J.D., Spiewok, S., Teixeira, E.W., Neumann, P. (2008) Microsatellite loci for the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, a nest parasite of honey bees, Molecular Ecology Resources, 8: 698-700.
8. Eyer M.^, Chen, Y., Pettis, J., Neumann P. Small hive beetle, Aetina tumida, is a potential biological vector of honey bee viruses Apidologie  (in press)
9. Fenoy, S. / Rueda, C., / Higes, M. / Martin-Hernandez, R. / del Aguila, C. (2009): High-level Resistance of Nosema ceranae, a Parasite of the Honeybee, to  Temperature and Desiccation. - Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 75, No. 21, Nov. 2009, p. 6886-6889 = doi:10.1128/AEM.01025 09 [PDF]
10. Giray Tuğrul, Meral Kence, Devrim Oskay, Mehmet Ali Döke, Aykut Kence. 2009 .Colony Losses Survey In Turkey And Causes Of Bee Deaths. Apidologie (in press) 
11. Haddad Nizar, Marina D. Meixner, Stefan Fuchs, Hussein Migdadi, Lionel Garnery, Walter S. Sheppard (2009): Mitochondrial DNA support for genetic reserves of Apis mellifera syriaca in Jordan. Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World 48(1): 19-22
12. Hatjina F., M. Bouga, A. Karatasou, A. Kontothanasi, L. Charistos, C. Emmanouil, N. Emmanouil, AD. Maistros (2009) Pilot survey of honey bee colony losses in Greece (2007 & 2008) Journal of Apicultural Research –Special Edition (submitted)
13. Haubruge, E., Nguyen, B. K., Widart, J., Thomé, J. P., Fickers, P., Depauw, E., 2006. Le dépérissement de l'abeille domestique, Apis mellifera L., 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae): faits et causes probables. Notes fauniques de Gembloux. 59, 3-21.
14. Jaffé R, Dietemann V, Allsopp MH, Costa C, Crewe RM, Dall'Olio R, De la Rúa P, El-Niweiri MAA, Fries I, Kezic N, Meusel MS, Paxton RJ, Shaibi T, Stolle E and Moritz RFA . Filling the gap in pollinator decline censuses: Measuring the density of honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies across their natural range. Conservation Biology (in press) 
15. Lounsberry, Z., Spiewok, S., Pernal, S., Sonstegard, T., Pettis, J., Neumann, P., Evans, J.D. (submitted) Chasing your honey: Worldwide diaspora of the small hive beetle, a parasite of honey bee colonies (Biological Invasions). Submitted:
16. Maori, E., Paldi, N., Shafir, S., Kalev, H., Tsur, E., Glick, E. And Sela, I. (2009). IAPV, a Bee-Affecting Virus Associated with Colony Collapse Disorder Can Be Silenced by dsRNA Ingestion. Insect Molecular Biolog 18:55-60
17. Meikle, W.G., B.G. Rector, G. Mercadier and N. Holst. 2008. Within-day variation in continuous hive weight data as a measure of honey bee colony activity. Apidologie 39: 694-707. DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008055 [PDF]
18. Meikle, W.G., G. Mercadier, N. Holst, and V. Girod. 2008. Impact of two treatments of a formulation of Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) conidia on Varroa mites (Acari: Varroidae) and on honeybee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colony health. Experimental and Applied Acarology 46:105–117. DOI 10.1007/s10493-008-9160-z [PDF]
19. Meikle, W.G., G. Mercadier, F. Annas and N. Holst. 2009. Effects of multiple applications of a Beauveria-based biopesticide on Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) densities in honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies. Journal of Apicultural Research (in press). [PDF]
20. Meixner MD., C. Costa, P. Kryger, F. Hatjina, M. Bouga, E. Ivanova, R. Büchler (2010). The role of genetic diversity and vitality in colony losses Journal of Apicultural Research –Special Edition (49 (1): 85-92) 
21. Mutinelli Franco, Cecilia Costa, Marco Lodesani, Alessandra Baggio, Piotr Medrzycki, Giovanni Formato, Claudio Porrini (2010). Honey bee colony losses in Italy. Journal of Apiculture Research (49 (1): 119-120)
22. Nedić N., Stanisavljević Lj., Mladenović M. and Jelena Stanisavljević (2009). Molecular characterization of the honeybee Apis mellifera carnica in Serbia. Archives of Biological Science, Belgrade 61(4): 587-598. DOI:10.2298/ABS0904587N [PDF]
23. Neumann, P. / Carreck, Norman L.: Honey Bee Colony Losses (Guest Editorial). Journal of Apicultural Research 49(1): 1-6 (2010) [PDF]
24. Neumann, P., Ellis, J.D. 2008. The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae): distribution, biology and control of an invasive species. Journal of Apicultural Research 47(3): 181-183. 
25. Pirard, C., Widart, J., Nguyen, B.K., Deleuze, C., Heudt, L., Haubruge, E., De Pauw, E., Focant, J.-F., 2007. Development and validation of a multi-residue method for pesticide determination in honey using on-column liquid-liquid extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of chromatography A. 1152, 116-123.
    
26. Nguyen, B. K., Saegerman, C., Pirard, C., Mignon, J., Widart, J., Thirionet, B., VerHeggen, F. J., Berkvens, D., Pauw, E. D., Haubruge, E., 2009. Does imidacloprid seed-treated maize have an impact on honey bee mortality? J. Econom. Entomol. 102, 616-623. 
27. Nguyen, B. K., Van der Zee, R., Vejsnaes, F., Wilkins, S., Le Conte, Y., Ritter W., 2010. COLOSS Working Group 1: Monitoring and Diagnosis. J. Apicultural research. 49(1): 97-99.
    
28. Schafer, M., Pettis J.S. Ritter W, Neumann P. (2009) A simple method for quantitative diagnosis of small hive beetles, Aethina tumida, in the field. Apidologie (accepted) 
29. Solorzano CD., Szalanski A.L., Kence M., McKern JA., Austin JW., Kence A. 2009. Phylogeography and Population Genetics of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) From Turkey Based on COI-COII Sequence Data. Sociobiology, 53::237-246  
30. Topolska, G; Gajda A; Harting, A (2008) Polish Honey Bee Colony-Loss During the Winter of 2007/2008. Journal of Apicultural Science/ 95(2)
    95-104 
31. Topolska G., Gajda A. ,  Pohorecka K.,  Bober A.,  Kasprzak S., Skubida M., Semkiw P. (    )   Winter Colony Losses in Poland; preliminary results of two year survey. Submitted to Journal of Apicultural Research (submitted)
32. Vanengelsdorp D, Evans JD, Saegerman C, Mullin C, Haubruge E, Nguyen BK, Frazier M, Frazier J, Cox-Foster D, Chen Y, Underwood R, Tarpy DR, Pettis JS. (2009) Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study. PLoS ONE 4(8): e6481. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006481
33. Uzunov, A. / Kiprijanovska, H. / Andonov, S. / Naumovski, M. / Gregorc, A. (2009): Morphological diversity and racial determination of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) population in the Republic of Macedonia. - Journal of Apicultural Research, Vol. 48 (3), pp. 196 - 203 = [abstract]
    

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